A television personality's appeal against his conviction and sentence for indecently assaulting his 4-year-old daughter has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
The man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of his daughter, had pleaded guilty to one count of committing an indecent act on a child.
He was originally discharged without conviction in the Auckland District Court, but public outrage prompted a High Court review which led to a home detention sentence of eight months.
Sentencing Judge Mark Perkins said in July the revised sentence would reflect the man's "culpability and criminality".
The man had arrived home drunk from a work Christmas party and fell asleep with his partner in their bed. His daughter later got into bed with them.